Wayne

English

Etymology

An occupational surname for a cartwright, Old English wægen (“wagon”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /weɪn/
• Homophones: wane, wain
• Rhymes: -eɪn

Proper noun

Wayne

1. A surname originating as an occupation.
2. A male given name transferred from the surname.
   • 1988, Elmore Leonard, Killshot, Arbor House, published 1989, →ISBN, page 145:

     "My Dad wanted to name me Mats." "But your Mom won," Carmen said, "and named you after a movie star. Moms get away with murder. Mine, you probably think, named me after the girl in the opera." "Tell you the truth," Wayne said, "I never thought about it."

   • 2010, Sophie Hannah, A Room Swept White, Hodder & Stoughton, →ISBN, page 102:

     Marcella and Nathaniel. Now I know their names. I haven't thought much about having children, but if I did, I wouldn't give them names like that. They're the sort of names you choose if you think you're someone to be reckoned with. I wonder if this is my Reverse L'Oréal Syndrome kicking in again; what would I call my kids, Wayne and Tracey? Because I'm not worth it.

3. A city, the county seat of Wayne County, Nebraska, United States.
4. A town, the county seat of Wayne County, West Virginia, United States.
5. A number of townships in the United States, listed under Wayne Township.

Derived terms

• Fort Wayne
• Wayleen
• Wayne County
• Waynesboro
• Waynesburg
• Waynesville

Translations

male given name

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 韋恩／韦恩 (Wé'iēn)

• Greek: Γουέιν (el) (Gouéin)
• Japanese: ウェイン (Wein), ウェーン (Wēn)
• Korean: 웨인 (Wein)
• Russian: Уэйн (ru) (Uejn)
• Ukrainian: Вейн (Vejn)

Anagrams

• neway, waney